Despite the profusion of point-and-click web-design software, there’s still no excuse for not knowing HTML. Will Head walks you through the basics

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With the free products on our new cover DVD, you need never buy software again. So why do we still keep paying?

Online services are growing smarter by the day – but can they replace desktop applications? We spend a week working online to find out.

It's an accepted fact that most Microsoft Office users only ever use about 20 percent of the suite's capabilities, often because they don't have the time to learn about all of the goodies it contains. Excel, with its complicated interface and feature overload is notorious for baffling even experienced users. However, many of its features are very useful in their own right.

Want to kick your website up a notch? Jacinta Thomler gives you 10 ways to make your site stand out.

It's time to put your IT manager hat on and try to think about what all this Cloud computing, Azure and so forth is going to actually do for you.

Do you have a business or are in charge of a business’ tech security? Get some tips from PC Authority’s experts.

Look at any web page in your browser’s source code view and you’ll see the actual visible content of the page surrounded by reams of text in angled brackets.

The web was designed to be a simple publishing medium but over the years it’s been extended by a range of technologies. Here’s a list of jargon busters...

David Moss tackles misbehaving com ports and resolves a windows share issue.

What does Google’s online office suite and core applications offer over the Microsoft alternative?

Fortunately, there are some enterprising groups that are hoping to make filtering easier through the use of ratings classifications.

There’s a lot to consider before jumping on the BlackBerry bandwagon. Should you or shouldn’t you use a dedicated blackberry device?

In the age of Web 2.0, people are no longer looking to a single source for recommendations for information and entertainment on the ‘Net. It’s far better to have a collective recommendation, ranked by hundreds of like-minded people. How does it work? Read on.

According to Software as a Service providers -- who want you to run your business online -- SAAS has come of age. We put it under the microscope.

We provide the commentary on a bruising eight-round battle between Vista and Tiger.

Want to break free from a Microsoft world? Leigh Dyer looks at the alternatives.

Once youve set up your computer hardware and Internet connection, the next thing to do is find a server to play on. Thankfully, the dark days of arcane configurations and hours of cursing and experime

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